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THE NEW GROWTH THEORIES AND THEIR EMPIRICS, Discussion Paper in Economics, University of Glasgow, N. 2005-04 (http://www.gla.ac.uk/Acad/Economics
The aim of this paper is to update the reviews on endogenous growth theories in order to explore whether recent empirical studies are more supportive of their main predictions. Among the core topics studied in the growth econometric framework, namely, convergence, identifications of growth determinants and factors responsible of growth differences in the data, the primary focus of this paper is on the last two. Since the use of econometrics was originally motivated by convergence issues, in this work we will review econometric studies that test primarily the relevance of endogenous models in terms of significance and robustness of growth’s determinant coefficients. We argue that: (i) causal inference drawn from the empirical growth literature remains highly questionable, ii) there are estimates for a wide range of potential factors but their magnitude and robustness are still under debate. Overall, however, if properly interpreted, endogenous growth models' predictions are increasingly gaining empirical support.endogenous growth, growth regressions, convergence
The New Growth Theoris and their Empirics
The aim of this paper is to update the reviews on endogenous growth theories in order to explore whether recent empirical studies are more supportive of their main predictions. Among the core topics studied in the growth econometric framework, namely, convergence, identifications of growth determinants and factors responsible of growth differences in the data, the primary focus of this paper is on the last two. Since the use of econometrics was originally motivated by convergence issues, in this work we will review econometric studies that test primarily the relevance of endogenous models in terms of significance and robustness of growth’s determinant coefficients. We argue that: (i) causal inference drawn from the empirical growth literature remains highly questionable, ii) there are estimates for a wide range of potential factors but their magnitude and robustness are still under debate. Overall, however, if properly interpreted, endogenous growth models' predictions are increasingly gaining empirical support.
Non-cyclic phases for neutrino oscillations in quantum field theory
We show the presence of non-cyclic phases for oscillating neutrinos in the
context of quantum field theory. Such phases carry information about the
non-perturbative vacuum structure associated with the field mixing. By
subtracting the condensate contribution of the flavor vacuum, the previously
studied quantum mechanics geometric phase is recovered
Spontaneous supersymmetry breaking probed by geometric invariants
The presence of the Aharonov-Anandan invariant in phenomena in which vacuum
condensates are physically relevant can help to reveal the spontaneous
supersymmetry breaking induced by condensates. The analysis is presented in the
case of the Wess--Zumino model. The manifestation of the Aharonov-Anandan
invariant of atoms and their superpartners, generated at non-zero temperature,
could reveal the signature of SUSY violation in a recently proposed
experimental setup based on an optical lattice in which SUSY is broken at
non-zero temperature.Comment: 5 page
Vacuum condensates as a mechanism of spontaneous supersymmetry breaking
A possible mechanism for the spontaneous breaking of SUSY, based on the
presence of vacuum condensates, is reviewed. Such a mechanism could occur in
many physical examples, both at the fundamental and emergent level, and would
be formally analogous to spontaneous SUSY breaking at finite temperature in the
TFD formalism, in which case it can be applied as well. A possible experimental
setup for detecting such a breaking through measurement of the Anandan-Aharonov
invariants associated with vacuum condensates in an optical lattice model is
proposed.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, review article to appear in the special issue
"Supersymmetry, Supergravity, and Superstring Phenomenology" of Advances in
High Energy Physic
Vacuum condensates, flavor mixing and spontaneous supersymmetry breaking
Spontaneous supersymmetry (SUSY) breaking is revealed in all phenomena in
which vacuum condensates are physically relevant. The dynamical breakdown of
SUSY is generated by the condensates themselves, which lift the zero point
energy. Evidence is presented in the case of the Wess-Zuimino model, and the
flavor mixing case is treated in detail.Comment: 5 page
Dark energy, cosmological constant and neutrino mixing
The today estimated value of dark energy can be achieved by the vacuum
condensate induced by neutrino mixing phenomenon. Such a tiny value is
recovered for a cut-off of the order of Planck scale and it is linked to the
sub eV neutrino mass scale. Contributions to dark energy from auxiliary fields
or mechanisms are not necessary in this approach.Comment: 10 pages, 2 figure
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